Hey Everyone! So, I promised that you would meet my friend Ellen, who I took to see Dr. Lee. Ellen was feeling awful, experiencing tons of menopause symptoms, so I dragged her grouchy ass to BodyLogicMD!

Enjoy!

Judy B.

Hi All! So, I am past this point by a few more weeks, but here is a video of me detailing how I felt after five weeks on bioidentical hormone therapy. I went to Dr. Lee’s office to take my friend Ellen to see him (you’ll meet her later this week!) and while I was waiting for her I discussed how things were going for me.

When I watch this, I can tell a huge difference in my general mood and even in my appearance! It’s amazing how menopause symptoms can make a girl look and feel so tired.

Anyway, this should give some of you the extra push you need to find your local BodyLogicMD physician! If I can feel better, so can you.

Xoxo
Judy B

Hey all you Menopause Maniacs! I hope everyone is doing well, and hasn’t robbed their local gas station for all the Snickers and BBQ Lays… I know I wanted to from time to time.

A lot of you have been asking about insurance issues lately, so I went straight to the source at BodyLogicMD and got some answers for you. The main questions you’ve asked are why doesn’t BodyLogicMD bill our bioidentical hormone therapy treatments directly to insurance and what are the overall costs involved in treating menopause and andropause.

So here’s the gist, in the simplest way possible.

Most of us have insurance, and most of us have a co-pay with that insurance. In addition to that co-pay, we all have deductibles. When it comes to lab work your deductible most likely applies, meaning you pay the full price until your deductible is met. If you see the doctor as well, your usual co-pay applies also.

Secondly, a lot of the time lab work isn’t covered at all because it’s outside of your “standard lab allowance” – or what-the-hell-ever!  We find out, after we’ve had these labs taken, of course, that they aren’t covered and we pay out of pocket.

Additionally, the lab charges your insurance company an inflated price, which can be three times what they would charge if you didn’t file with insurance – so it’s rip off going through them in the first place!

What BodyLogicMD has done is negotiate a cash price for the same labs that your primary hospital or doctor use. Basically, the female hormone test panel that BodyLogicMD uses would cost $2,000 at your regular doctor. At a 20 percent co-pay  (that’s assuming you paid your deductible already) that’s $400.00 – that’s if your insurance company decides to cover the test! If you haven’t paid your lab deductible for the year, you could potentially pay the full $2,000. Scary.

Too often insurance companies pull some archaic rule out of some big book and decide to apply it to you randomly – leaving you frustrated AND with a big bill for the “uncovered test.”

BodyLogicMD’s price is $450. It is what it is – no funny business.  So, in my mind, hormone therapy at BodyLogicMD is worth it.

So, while it might seem intimidating to bypass insurance for these tests, financially speaking, BodyLogicMD’s prices are a much better value without any of the “unknowns” that your insurance provider is famous for.

Hope this helps!

Judy B.

Hello All!

Here is the last video from my first month with Dr. Lee. I was only a week into treatment and I was still experiencing full-on menopause symptoms! You can definitely tell.

There is just something about the F*!# off look in my eyes that gives it away, don’t you think? LOL!

Viva hormone therapy!

Xoxo
Judy

Hi all my bioidentical hormone therapy sisters!

So, a few of you were curious about the BodyLogicMD fitness and nutrition plans. Well, to try and answer all your questions at once: they are both super easy!

Honestly, the fitness plan is perfect, even for a glamour girl like me who hates breaking a sweat. Plus, the diet plan really isn’t even like a diet. I feel really satisfied on it. Really, the main purpose of them is to support your hormone therapy program.

Here are some videos of Dr. Lee describing the plans to me when I went for my first visit.

Enjoy!

Judy B.

Lately you’ve all been asking about the different kinds of hormone tests I’ve taken and where/how to get them.

To answer, I am posting a video from my first visit with Dr. Lee. You will see how he explains my test results - and should be able to tell why I’m so obsessed with him.  He touches on everything from progesterone to sleep to my hysterectomy.

Contact BodyLogicMD directly for complete information on the types of testing they do. Hopefully these videos help some of you to decide to start bioidentical hormone therapy and start feeling normal again!

Xoxo
Judy B.

Well, as we all know I have started seeing Dr. Lee at BodyLogicMD of Miami. He has basically SAVED my life by treating me CORRECTLY and ACCURATELY with bioidentical hormone therapy.

Hear that all you idiot doctors I used to deal with?!?!

I digress.

I know a lot of you are curious about BodyLogicMD and what exactly goes on there, especially during your first visit. Here are two videos from my first visit with Dr. Lee, where he describes the results of my hormone testing, and a bunch of other good info.

Basically, I am in menopause hell during these videos. ENJOY!

xoxo
Judy B.

Now that I’m under the hormone therapy wing of Dr. Lee I started reminiscing about the horrible menopause episodes I used to have with my sisters – one in particular comes to mind…

This is a prime example of my epic menopause bitchiness.

It was during the prime of my worst menopause symptoms – hot flashes, mood swings, night sweats – I was visiting my sister’s house. I was feeling so exhausted I could barely hold my head up during dinner. My sister said to me, “Hey, I bought you this scratch off lottery ticket. Maybe that will make you feel better!”

She tossed it at me and I thought, “Great, I can’t even scratch my own ass, I’ll be sure to get right on scratching this ticket!”

So, regardless of my relentless menopausal mood swing, I scratched off the ticket and I saw that I won TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS. I immediately hid the ticket in my bra and started thinking about how to get out of my sister’s house and go claim my winnings. I just kept thinking I couldn’t tell her, or she’d TAKE MY MONEY!

She kept asking me to see the ticket and I kept saying no. Finally, after a full blown screaming match, she told me it was a fake ticket from a joke shop. It wasn’t real at all!! I immediately launched into hysterics, screaming louder, ready for a fight – and all my sister did was laugh.

Really nice to do to a homicidal, hormonally imbalanced woman.

Watch where you step sister, I’m still plotting my revenge.

Xoxo
Judy B.

A month or two ago, I would have told you my two biggest saviors in life were Ben and Jerry, and that they lived in a magical ice cream factory in Vermont.

Not anymore! Although I’m still partial to Phish food.

So, I finally bit the bullet and went to see a hormone therapy specialist for this menopause shit. I found some mentions about BodyLogicMD in Suzanne Somers’ books and I decided to contact them. They are a group of anti-aging physicians that deal only with hormonal issues. I was skeptical at first, but honestly, I feel like this could really help me.  I chose to go to Dr. Lee, who is located in Miami – near my home. Seriously, he is SO amazing, he is the first doctor I’ve met in years that I didn’t dream of killing in creative ways.

Before I went to the visit, I took a saliva test, so that he could tell what was going on with my hormones.

We took some videos during my visit, so that you guys could see what was going on.

Check out their hormone therapy Web site if you are interested. I’ll keep you all posted, promise!

Xoxo
Judy B.

I just wanted to let you know more about why I decided to start this blog…and to let you all know how much I appreciate your comments.

I started this blog out of pure hormonal rage. That is, my anger towards all the docs that have MIS-treated me, MIS-diagnosed me, and just plain PISSED me off. I feel so empowered by all your comments. I knew I was not alone. With your help we just may change the way women are treated. We may not change the way main-stream medicine treats us, but now we have the power and knowledge to find docs that actually know how to help us, and how to use bioidentical hormones.  Keep the comments coming.

Your fellow maniac,

Judy B.